Welcome to the Match-up Report. It is a one-stop-shop for getting key info on every match-up for the week and exactly where the strengths and weaknesses are for each team. Exploiting those weaknesses are how you can dominate your season-long and DFS contests throughout the year. Below you will see a key that explains what each stat abbreviation is and what it is meant to show along with what the rankings mean. You will also see an explanation of the color-coding that is included in each match-up breakdown. The ranks are based on games to this point and you will see them change throughout the weeks as they play more games and have more differences in outcomes. Every few weeks we will have a trends section as well to see who’s moving up and who’s moving down in some key categories.

Bye Weeks: Bills, Raiders, Bears, Colts

Key

Offensive Rankings

Pace – The speed or tempo in which a team plays (1-fastest, 32-slowest)

PPG – Points scored per game (1-most, 32-least)

T.O.P. – Time of Possession (1-most, 32 least)

Total Yards – Total Yards Gained by Offense (1-most, 32 least)

RZ % - Red Zone TD Scoring Percentage (1-best, 32-worst)

Off Plays – Total Number of Offensive Plays (1-most, 32-least)

Rush Att. – Total Number of Rushing Attempts (1-most, 32-least)

Rush % - Percentage of Offensive Plays That Are Runs (1-highest, 32-lowest)

Rush Yds – Rushing Yards (1-most, 32-least)

Rush YPA – Rushing Yards Per Attempt (1-most, 32-least)

Pass Att. – Total Number of Pass Attempts (1-most, 32-least)

Pass % - Percentage of Offensive Plays That Are Pass (1-highest, 32-lowest)

Pass Yds – Passing Yards (1-most, 32-least)

Pass YPA – Passing Yards Per Attempt (1-most, 32-least)

Defensive Rankings

DVOA – Football Outsiders Defensive Value Over Average (1-best, 32-worst)

Yds/G Allowed – Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Yds/P Allowed – Yards Per Play Against (1-least, 32-most)

Rush Yds/G – Rushing Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Rush Yds/Att. – Rushing Yards Per Attempt Against (1-least, 32-most)

Pass Yds/G – Passing Yards Per Game Against (1-least, 32-most)

Pass Yds/Att. – Passing Yards Per Attempt Against (1-least, 32-most)

Def vs. QB – Fantasy Points Allowed Vs QB (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. RB - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs RB (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. WR - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs WR (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

Def vs. TE - Fantasy Points Allowed Vs TE (1-most allowed, 32-least allowed)

New this year is the color-coding to the match-up breakdowns. The color-coding is based on an offensive point of view so when you see green it’s an area to attack in a match-up whereas seeing red or orange should give you some pause.

Matchup Breakdowns

GiantsATPatriots PanthersATBuccaneers RedskinsATDolphins
9Pace21 2Pace15 10Pace4
24PPG3 11PPG5 30PPG32
21T.O.P.3 28T.O.P.13 30T.O.P.32
15Total Yards11 14Total Yards17 28Total Yards31
19RZ %22 16RZ %21 17RZ %32
14Off Plays3 13Off Plays10 30Off Plays31
23Rush Att.9 15Rush Att.10 31Rush Att.32
26Rush %15 19Rush %11 29Rush %30
15Rush Yds21 4Rush Yds19 27Rush Yds32
7Rush YPA28 1Rush YPA24 22Rush YPA32
5Pass Att.8 10Pass Att.24 11Pass Att.19
7Pass %18 14Pass %22 4Pass %3
GiantsATPatriots PanthersATBuccaneers RedskinsATDolphins
14Pass Yds6 23Pass Yds12 26Pass Yds31
25Pass YPA11 24Pass YPA8 28Pass YPA31
23DVOA1 8DVOA13 29DVOA32
30Yds/G Allowed1 8Yds/G Allowed26 28Yds/G Allowed32
30Yds/P Allowed1 6Yds/P Allowed16 24Yds/P Allowed32
23Rush Yds/G3 24Rush Yds/G2 28Rush Yds/G32
15Rush Yds/Att13 26Rush Yds/Att1 21Rush Yds/Att23
28Pass Yds/G1 4Pass Yds/G32 23Pass Yds/G31
31Pass Yds/Att1 3Pass Yds/Att22 23Pass Yds/Att32
7Def vs. QB32 24Def vs. QB6 5Def vs. QB1
16Def vs. RB31 19Def vs. RB30 8Def vs. RB1
2Def vs. WR32 13Def vs. WR4 3Def vs. WR9
22Def vs. TE31 28Def vs. TE2 11Def vs. TE6
           
EaglesATVikings TexansATChiefs SaintsATJaguars
14Pace26 23Pace6 31Pace29
7PPG16 10PPG4 14PPG17
9T.O.P.24 16T.O.P.27 10T.O.P.14
24Total Yards18 9Total Yards2 20Total Yards6
6RZ %12 2RZ %23 26RZ %28
9Off Plays28 23Off Plays19 25Off Plays21
8Rush Att.6 16Rush Att.25 19Rush Att.18
10Rush %2 14Rush %23 16Rush %17
18Rush Yds3 10Rush Yds25 20Rush Yds8
23Rush YPA3 9Rush YPA20 15Rush YPA2
13Pass Att.32 27Pass Att.6 17Pass Att.15
23Pass %31 19Pass %10 17Pass %16
EaglesATVikings TexansATChiefs SaintsATJaguars
21Pass Yds29 11Pass Yds1 16Pass Yds10
22Pass YPA6 5Pass YPA2 14Pass YPA10
6DVOA4 11DVOA18 20DVOA25
10Yds/G Allowed4 20Yds/G Allowed25 19Yds/G Allowed24
11Yds/P Allowed3 14Yds/P Allowed20 22Yds/P Allowed26
1Rush Yds/G9 12Rush Yds/G30 16Rush Yds/G25
2Rush Yds/Att5 14Rush Yds/Att31 18Rush Yds/Att32
27Pass Yds/G6 25Pass Yds/G13 19Pass Yds/G18
16Pass Yds/Att5 12Pass Yds/Att13 24Pass Yds/Att20
17Def vs. QB25 8Def vs. QB11 3Def vs. QB14
28Def vs. RB29 13Def vs. RB12 27Def vs. RB6
5Def vs. WR18 7Def vs. WR24 6Def vs. WR12
17Def vs. TE15 29Def vs. TE9 20Def vs. TE21
           
SeahawksATBrowns BengalsATRavens 49ersATRams
27Pace25 7Pace19 18Pace3
8PPG25 29PPG1 2PPG6
5T.O.P.23 19T.O.P.1 2T.O.P.25
7Total Yards23 26Total Yards3 4Total Yards5
1RZ %20 31RZ %8 25RZ %9
12Off Plays27 16Off Plays1 4Off Plays2
4Rush Att.26 29Rush Att.2 1Rush Att.22
5Rush %21 31Rush %3 1Rush %28
12Rush Yds17 31Rush Yds2 1Rush Yds22
18Rush YPA10 30Rush YPA5 6Rush YPA16
28Pass Att.25 3Pass Att.20 30Pass Att.2
28Pass %12 2Pass %30 32Pass %5
SeahawksATBrowns BengalsATRavens 49ersATRams
8Pass Yds20 9Pass Yds13 22Pass Yds2
3Pass YPA16 23Pass YPA9 4Pass YPA13
22DVOA15 31DVOA24 2DVOA17
14Yds/G Allowed18 31Yds/G Allowed21 2Yds/G Allowed13
21Yds/P Allowed15 29Yds/P Allowed31 4Yds/P Allowed10
4Rush Yds/G29 31Rush Yds/G10 5Rush Yds/G15
12Rush Yds/Att30 27Rush Yds/Att20 8Rush Yds/Att7
26Pass Yds/G7 17Pass Yds/G29 2Pass Yds/G16
17Pass Yds/Att10 30Pass Yds/Att28 4Pass Yds/Att18
15Def vs. QB16 9Def vs. QB19 30Def vs. QB18
21Def vs. RB9 2Def vs. RB11 32Def vs. RB10
19Def vs. WR26 27Def vs. WR10 25Def vs. WR15
4Def vs. TE7 25Def vs. TE19 30Def vs. TE18
           
FalconsATCardinals CowboysATJets TitansATBroncos
8Pace1 20Pace28 22Pace5
20PPG21 9PPG31 23PPG26
20T.O.P.29 26T.O.P.22 15T.O.P.18
10Total Yards16 1Total Yards32 27Total Yards19
11RZ %30 4RZ %7 10RZ %27
11Off Plays5 18Off Plays29 24Off Plays20
30Rush Att.21 12Rush Att.27 11Rush Att.14
32Rush %27 9Rush %22 6Rush %13
28Rush Yds11 6Rush Yds30 16Rush Yds14
25Rush YPA4 8Rush YPA31 17Rush YPA14
1Pass Att.4 16Pass Att.29 31Pass Att.21
1Pass %6 24Pass %11 27Pass %20
FalconsATCardinals CowboysATJets TitansATBroncos
3Pass Yds17 4Pass Yds32 28Pass Yds19
15Pass YPA29 1Pass YPA32 18Pass YPA17
27DVOA30 19DVOA10 14DVOA16
23Yds/G Allowed29 6Yds/G Allowed12 9Yds/G Allowed7
25Yds/P Allowed28 7Yds/P Allowed13 9Yds/P Allowed12
19Rush Yds/G27 13Rush Yds/G7 14Rush Yds/G22
11Rush Yds/Att24 17Rush Yds/Att4 16Rush Yds/Att22
20Pass Yds/G24 9Pass Yds/G21 10Pass Yds/G5
29Pass Yds/Att26 6Pass Yds/Att19 9Pass Yds/Att8
2Def vs. QB4 27Def vs. QB20 21Def vs. QB31
25Def vs. RB24 7Def vs. RB17 26Def vs. RB5
1Def vs. WR16 31Def vs. WR11 21Def vs. WR29
14Def vs. TE1 10Def vs. TE27 5Def vs. TE23

SteelersATChargers LionsATPackers
13Pace30 12Pace17
22PPG19 12PPG13
31T.O.P.7 12T.O.P.8
29Total Yards13 8Total Yards25
29RZ %24 18RZ %5
32Off Plays15 6Off Plays17
28Rush Att.24 5Rush Att.17
25Rush %24 7Rush %18
29Rush Yds24 13Rush Yds23
27Rush YPA19 21Rush YPA26
18Pass Att.7 14Pass Att.9
8Pass %9 26Pass %15
SteelersATChargers LionsATPackers
25Pass Yds5 7Pass Yds15
26Pass YPA12 7Pass YPA19
7DVOA28 12DVOA9
16Yds/G Allowed11 27Yds/G Allowed22
8Yds/P Allowed23 18Yds/P Allowed17
21Rush Yds/G18 20Rush Yds/G26
9Rush Yds/Att19 25Rush Yds/Att29
12Pass Yds/G8 30Pass Yds/G14
15Pass Yds/Att27 11Pass Yds/Att14
22Def vs. QB23 13Def vs. QB26
14Def vs. RB18 4Def vs. RB3
14Def vs. WR22 20Def vs. WR23
16Def vs. TE13 24Def vs. TE26